Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

 

PUBLICATION AND AUTHORSHIP

1./ The copyright of an article published in Coolabah remains with the author. However, no article may be republished in another journal or any other format.

2./ The only exception to republication is creative writing, photography or any visual art that appears as part of a volume.

3./ Author/s will be requested to complete a declaration of originality and absence of plagiarism.

4./ All articles must be original work and be free of  plagiarism and/or fraudulent information. Should any such faults be detected by the referees, Guest Editor/s  or General Editors the article will be immediately withdrawn and evidence sent to the author of the use of plagiarism or fraudulent data. The guidelines then followed by the Guest Editor/s and General Editors in such cases will be those published by the Committee On Publication Ethics.

5./ It is the responsibility of the author/s to demonstrate in their contribution that they have the required level of research expertise in the area of the volume to which they are contributing, and that, in the case of co-authorship, they have contributed significantly to the article submitted.

6./ All contributions will be subjected to a double blind peer review processIn the case of disagreement between the referees, the article will be resubmitted to a third referee, who will make the final decision.

7./ If the referees agree to publication of an article making recommendations for certain changes, be they in terms of language, format, content and/or bibliography, these must be considered and/or made by the author/s before the article can be accepted. In the foregoing circumstances the author/s have the right to withdraw their article if they so wish.

8/ If the authors belong to a research group, or have received funding for their research of which the article is part, they must state so in a foot note on the first page.

9./ Should an author disagree with a decision not to publish he/she should first:

    9.1 Register a reasoned complaint to the Guest Editor of the volume and the  General Editors.

       9.2 If the author still feels unsatisfied with the results of his /  her complaint they   should then register their complaint with the Barcelona University Complaints  ombudsman/ woman issuing a reasoned document in English and a Spanish  translation of the original.

 

EDITORS, PEER REVIEWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1./ It is behoven upon the General Editors to have an editorial committee of peer reviewers who are well recognised scholars, have experience as reviewers and are proficient in English. For certain highly specialised volumes it is behoven to the Guest Editor/s to refer articles to eminent specialists of their choice in the field. All the names of these reviewers must appear in the volume concerned.

2./ Should a reviewer recognise the author/s of the work under review they must immediately inform the Guest Editor/s and the General Editors and the article will be sent to another reviewer.

3./ The Guest Editor/s and General Editors must ensure that there is no area of conflict of interest between the article under review or its author/s, peer reviewers, Guest Editor/s or General Editors.

4./ All author/s must remain anonymous to the reviewers and all reviewers’ work must similarly remain confidential.

5./ Under no circumstances will articles be passed to anybody other than the reviewers, Guest Editor/s and General Editors in order to guarantee the customary ethics of confidentiality.

6./ The General Editors must undertake to meet the publishing deadlines for each volume.They must therefore work closely with all Guest Editor/s

7./ On the occasions needed the Guest Editor/s and General Editors will publish any apologies or clarifications in the following volume and by email to the author/s concerned.

 

 
 

UPDATED: 27/08/2013

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